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Coalition Hopes To Amp Up Push For Health Care Transparency

By Lisa Gillespie April 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A new coalition of insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and provider and consumer advocacy groups launched an initiative to make more information available to consumers about the actual costs of health services.

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Blue Cross North Carolina’s Price Tool Could Shake Up Medical Industry

By John Murawski and Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer February 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The state’s largest insurer is the latest to pull back the veil of secrecy shrouding health care costs by publishing prices for more than 1,200 non-emergency procedures.

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Popularity Of Outpatient Surgery Centers Leads To Questions About Safety

By Sandra G. Boodman December 16, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The recent death of Joan Rivers, who suffered cardiac arrest at a center in New York, highlights some of the concerns among consumer advocates.

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Do Cell Phones Belong In The Operating Room?

By Shefali Luthra July 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A number of doctors and professional organizations are calling for clear rules on whether and how health care professionals can use cell phones while in the operating room.

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N.Y. Law Offers Model For Helping Consumers Avoid Surprise Out-Of-Network Charges

By Michelle Andrews July 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Under the comprehensive law, patients are generally protected from owing more than their in-network copayment, coinsurance or deductible on bills they receive for out-of-network emergency services or on surprise bills.

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Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Some Texas Abortion Clinics Remain Closed

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF October 16, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Texas abortion providers were surprised by the legal reprieve from the high court this week that allows them to reopen at least until December. But the legal battle has permanently changed the landscape for abortion clinics in the state.

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Letters To The Editor: Searching For ‘Big Ideas’; Patients Soliciting Bids For Care Online; Training Doctors; More

August 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Letters to the Editor is a regular feature in which readers comment on KHN original stories.

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Some California Hospitals, Insurers Disappointed in ‘Bundled Payments’

By Daniela Hernandez August 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Giving health-care providers a lump sum payment for certain treatments – touted as a way to save money and improve coordination of care — yielded disappointing results for some major California hospitals and insurers, a study found. The RAND Corp. study, funded by a $2.9-million federal grant,  looked at “bundled payments” for care of insured […]

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Half Of Texas Abortion Clinics Close Due To State Law

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF July 18, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a partnership that includes Houston Public Media, NPR and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (details) In just over the past year, the number of abortion clinics in Texas fell from 41 to 20, and watchdogs say that as few as six may be left by September. […]

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Appeals Court Hears Texas Abortion Case

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media January 8, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sharply questions both sides and focuses on the abortion clinics’ argument that the law would create a burden for women in El Paso and West Texas.

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More Plans Setting Spending Limits For Some Medical Services

By Michelle Andrews October 21, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Insurers cap how much they will pay for certain routine procedures, such as knee replacements and lab tests, and if patients opt for an in-network facility that charges more, they must pick up the extra cost.

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Restriction On Abortion Clinics

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF August 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a partnership that includes Houston Public Media, NPR and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (details) In a highly anticipated ruling, a federal judge in Austin struck down part of a Texas law that would have required all abortion clinics in the state to meet the same standards as […]

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In Texas, New Doctor-Restrictive Abortion Law Could Kick In Monday

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF August 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a partnership that includes Houston Public Media, NPR and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (details) A federal judge in Austin, Texas, will issue a decision in the next few days about whether clinics that perform abortion in the state must become outpatient surgery centers. The Texas […]

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Appeals Court Weighs Texas Abortion Law

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF September 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Federal judges will decide whether 11 clinics must close to comply with state law. If they do close, some women in the state will be more than 200 miles from a clinic that performs abortions.

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FAQ: The Next Abortion Battle: The Courts And Hospital Admitting-Privilege Laws

By Julie Rovner August 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The latest fight centers around if states can require doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals close to where they perform abortions.

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Texas Legislature Weighing 5 Key Proposals To Limit Abortions

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF April 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Anti-abortion forces in Texas achieved a major triumph in 2011, the last time the state legislature convened. They passed laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period and requiring all women seeking an abortion to undergo a fetal ultrasound. The idea was to force down abortion rates by changing women’s minds. A follow-up study indicated that abortions […]

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States Cutting Medicaid

July 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

To help balance their budgets, 13 states are cutting Medicaid either by lowering fees paid to medical providers, reducing benefits, or tightening eligibility for the health insurance program for the poor and disabled. Most changes went into effect July 1, though some take effect later this year and some are pending federal approval. Kaiser Health News surveyed the 50 state Medicaid programs:

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Urgent Care Centers Are Booming, Which Worries Some Doctors

By Phil Galewitz September 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Millions of consumers embrace clinics’ convenience, but some physicians warn they’re no replacement for a family doctor.

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Dream Of A Medical ‘Price List’ Dies In Florida Legislature

By Sarah Barr January 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Imagine if finding out the cost of a particular treatment or procedure at a doctors’ office was as easy as locating the prices of entrees at a restaurant. The menu might read: school physicals – $40; office visit for a cold – $80; diabetes screening – $200. But to the dismay of some consumer advocates, this push for […]

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Explaining Medicare’s ‘Premium Support’

By Jessica Marcy January 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Every week, Kaiser Health News reporter Jessica Marcy selects interesting reading from around the Web. Washington Monthly: The Yaz Men: Members Of FDA Panel Reviewing The Risks Of Popular Bayer Contraceptive Had Industry Ties Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration convened a committee of medical experts to weigh new evidence concerning the potential […]

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